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Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Martyred In The Colosseum

From Syria even to Rome I fight with wild beasts, by land and sea, by night and by day, being bound amidst ten leopards, even a company of soldiers, who only grow worse when they are kindly treated. (Ignatius to the Romans, 5) St. Ignatius of Antioch is one of the Apostolic Fathers (the earliest authoritative group of the Church Fathers). St. Ignatius, along with his friend Polycarp were disciples… Read more
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